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. ■ • • ■ — s - ■ • 1 . , , VOLUME XXX. CAPE MAY CITY. NEW JERSEYv SATURDAY. JANUARY 3.1885. WHOLE NUMBER. 1586.

^ ,T -U. I OJVT*B MAT CITY. N- J S ! .50 a y«ar in A«?»»nee. ?rofrtsiwal fcards. T B. HUFFMAN. <•»« ¥.r war ttnr«». *- '■ ii rap. «>r Ore tally durtag8Mni*r*»**«j.J F. DOUGLASS. , 4TTOBSE Y-A T-LA W &J~ ALTER A. BABROWS, ATTOB HBI-A T-L A W soucrroK it citASfRKT.^ ^ T-VR. J. r. LBAMTNG At SON, DKNTT8T8 «.r ( "r ; ^i^0cc«H0W»-T»ai»Jar> ane «•'- JAMES M. K. nnSHETH, ATTORNEY- AT-LAW ■riuciros. "Xaxtkrr'i* ' JJERBERT W. EDVUNDb. ATTORNK Y~AT-I*A W ' nunrna rx ntamttRT.' « o*e» Oram n»i». Tu—uv* ■»< Frfctaj* JJR. JAMES H. INGRAM, , PHYSICIAN AND STBGEON. ' ogir* mm v. i. - JJEL'BEN T0WN8BND, rr¥***LASTi ^Mj^BRrrRE INSURANCE OO. ' W» tntrrw. ■■fam. i.1o.1 ho»*v. k.j. i*' H!^ Awi Hk " CAMDEK. K. J I BjgJIUn and ftiraaitiwr in ""^'"""" wlw;,s — ' : jMinrsrtfards. jreros a. Williams, ~" ARCHITECT AND BUILDER, arnj. mack DRAWtXOR. *jft» krmwt pKXt) or imrrR vrr omcm- «i w- CM* hw. m ^ B. LITTLB. PRkVTK'kl. NTEB AND GLAZIER. ; ^ P. FLINT, Auctr ro* k. a. BAKHH A oo. 1m amb krnl, PkUa4eijH.-.a. QRGAN8 AND SEWING "MA "" B. F. HORNER, ^MiiTsEiwucsiE:' • a "*i||m«tiix,k-j. QBOl W. QjfU.^ ' (AltXKlAli BUILDER, RTflX at THK Olfi w a Sill. caf8 BAY I VMCT Bin" At , v |B8jBafl«g«gBg . i^EWING MACHINE IUSCAL !!ISTB0ffiNT ESP0KHJ1L • WaBi**T0T «T.. lOppurtre*** OBk*-> w>. **J OKA B- 4f .«> TO GARRISON'S - sfwsaai, iBMBtram tub aou> ran. blank aoou. toilxt r»n*. rtAKRT rUTUCKY. *HXU. UOCIPK. F»BtStl lAI'KUt . crbak UMjUtlW- ■ IHIATCU K0AT8 JAAKrrACTTKlD ON MWIKA. MACSIM^jfWmLW AND Oil » n tuunmni kvkot.rapi mat. k. j. «J« HE BAY YTBW HOUSE. rtWWt-V* inhkt. ^^^at on.. WISE ^ s

j tfapr ^Man (fo. ^Mrrrhants.- ! j jj" auhttu^ngiir; 7" ' j I. «lB rn TAP nMTjrr pr <^Kj« '»l Tmn on ^ OR«N imm. RkK MAY ODLUTT, " GROCERIES ART GOODS PROTEIORS **• "*°?7!Ti] ^15 'ST " pHOM AS ERRICSON "S sew 8TORC AT OIRil fKEZK, GROCERiES." PROVISIONS. r j DIET Mom. THIMXIXMS, NOTIONS j Witf t SoftHin IWiK »ea' I V^ppTim— 1 ^"Jmmp'A— ! • m.. JOH?Tm7 RUSSELL, oiNjtHAi. ntu.ru in dry gftods, hboceriest noon. FIR) BR AMD ITIONS, FLOOR AND FEED, PAT* NT MRMCINRO. , PORK, LARD. HAMS. SEEDS. Ac. JOHN M. RrwfU. ' (Ml.t Kpmifj Cap- Mat OO, N.J. C. PRICM' 8TOBES, * BfiSmifeSSa^raffls. ' p»nrr«. oni/i»«. Oils, VAKNIhHK" OWMM PCTTT, NO. p rriutY «TKnr. ^FEED b®TORE.ill ^ ! ^ WOOD VA RD-t ( ?uildin(i Watrrtal. «tr. _ jbbemlah asl'hellengek's LUMBER YARD flLbuBWAnrN DMN. Cb|» lUj LJ. 'ri». ®«J *- ft-"" U' W* ®f Lam- l WkWrrMY'-winTt pba ^ * KARf PLAFTtMISb I^kTH, n (HIBOLMB OP ALL KIKDC. ' FLOORING. nUMSBTLFT. PICK RTF. Ahfl IA (kctt ««rTT RBd or - ^ (V-OKDRRA PBOM1TLT P1LLKD 1 a??* rmi 10 to™ Lmnbe' onftUT J. B. BOHRLIJWORR BUILDING MATERIALS, AWtoaar r MILL WORK DEPARTMENT In wAML^pifF ippiaml in nnwii all ttnrf. . 2 vi^rrr plv5*lL!n CTtf °.'iTL°IT tnonl t M«fui «M<»f " 10 » WWte Pine Lnmber, Skiing. 4c. S- Pi'llEKN Ll'MRPB roR Aloorjno. It, " ASfD-RABTERNIA MBKBDlR LATII ' AND BBINr.LKP Hotkland Linie, Mair, Hardware and ParM*. ^Mti b MkM t> p» — I- AIT- — b n. I r — ...|A 10 "*•* *aa •* wai Bcrf Mctunta til ntsT-ru*.' - KIMBALL, PRINCE A CO.. • ytkeltnn, srw rrbsry " (foal, Vood, limr, rtr. 'TOAL AND WOIJD. T»pdrtl«i**0r W- w» wi»l»n «h fn—n. am an re m< **t»*ar inn t, bn. .mbiubx A OOAL AND WOOD YARD ' KCBRLLRNOKKN LANDIKD. ^ aon. STOTR AND CURNTNTT . PINK. OAK AND BJCRORT WOOD, BY THR CORD. _ ^ ■JJ S. CUBTlk, PRACTICAL PLUMBER, ufiASAND STEAM FITTER, \ No. UIfcwW.1, Obj* Ma; O*. Gas, Water and Steam Pipes, i r . j Chemical Work & Lead Burning I , JIMM. w«ip»-»*—o. ww*-wai^ pcron m I TERRA COTTA DRAINAGE I ; PATENTS ! A

MI filial. Wortj or Winmu- snS fcmSnl S """Trr.lSr."'™ •tor^ekr. no» BIU«a j • : | 1( ton arp auff.pit.r frm n*rijbHlce I nrdilnkinr. liny iofliicrrtl.ii nr dWIpellno "f """ ^"r* *"*' """r'0® '°° '*"*• ** ** i SSS?BTr,:r ' - If «e nikt with ib«i iwiv «'rk. | . JGrjonwAA. r-m will Bod ■ IUlm I in Gil«d* in lion Blnpii. — mnuwi p'.tnr, n, inn n.<- of nop niif-r,. ] ^. ^Xpnn^-o. n.A I m,B "wltb ^Bop-Tr ■'■*'£•• tb*iCtr ; ""**: • I Sprint TOM BIpbcb. in Life to L ook for Jov— Yet ( Never too Late to Mend. BpaAtp of BawTIhwo-W wjlnwao of Bp*— -o t>* rmnl OAIn. I AOOrlif n-n.f •• di. Aim*. ■bp oooMOo.t" Pf.ntl~i wanrp-iaof nirri- , •inp fork p, hAop, Oa,.. l rb-rrlullj mod ] >A1 '■» Kf-.TBn. b r-tnin. cod tPtUNYIE P-T < SALICYLIC A. ii rap. i, Ip. powoBoai cue AOfl mm Tbr • loot and Nr nmlcta1— .*• a 1400.1 porfOrr n baa j THE OLD RELIABLE SPEfnFIC ' ENDORSED BY PHYSICIANS AND ' THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS ..m*. **** *** wmatj. riel ew ( POSITIVELY CURES ; RheumatisM Gout, neuralgia ; >-I»poe.«Wtlrteaip'-lI '«ar Ik »■ >»<» ai > r,'.» piffl ana Mbw^'wCB Fafcreoa «d GRAVEL. DIABETES ! »l.» PRE BOX. a 1 KITES FOK SA Blood poisoning ' aw.'g.^ga"-" *"* t **"- "rp*^- ( WAaaacRSR Aco-paors. ( i ! aM w—L.-P. C UfOec. RTaabJb, N. J. i i.ir* it a tkiaL Ey' Cisani Balm Otnsee no P*!n. ; U,rr» RtJfcf »i met A Ttpimcgh Tn.i- - Ijnrkl will Cob. • Hoi a liquid. N* a I Suofl Ai'plj hlW norffi'e. I " STSmT"" CS.Y I>m» (—«.! K- Y■yjf ANTED IMMEDIATELY ^ 1 1

On Christmas Eve. Pirp fpNooI-kIpB, SrlphLrrpd and mpr-T-»oiopd, wrrp huddled about a Rrrai flfp tn *hp ofhprwlap drwpflrd Khmlnvw el ; a' Sftirtitan^iww far from tbo ClydP. ( TTip rnartnjc W-Iwlf , u'aidp only madp Ihr dm amn I bp phfprW. And. loo. tlimp [fill eM« wrrp FO ylad fit POP rarh Ollb-r I amlo. now Ihal Ibo hoVdaTa wpri* orpr, j j dial no an-ount of old coo Id dampen lb- if roi'i". j They bad hern "chump" cwrr aince Ibey | r (lral pntpied IbrfCbool; prtnelimpa a fjoar. I i re! oeeurrrd. and IliPY Twlied off. with i pre'iy Martip Itnnrer on hrtb «lrtr» : hut i c Ii only laMrd a II'Mp whlkend l be "Fn*n umrbale," at Fanny IVeker alwwya * ; called It. went on a« anmlblf «l erer. Cblkwai Gray the oldewt and tnnal ata- ! dmia. Kill inr m—l handwwne, Martle ^ if.e m— I aniliMp. N'-itlr the rrsm atyllah, j a odFannle—wrpll, Fannie araa tbedearrwl. | A wild. aAd elf wat abe'. tbe foodb eld Id •if a family ->f tee. wlm wo— p'l prod j namrrd ami bapoy.hut nooelikr Fanny— I -'Fifrhty^Fan." a« lier rail, farorlle crmnln j | lurk rimM her era.* ppo Ther had ab- ! . I>rr;iaird li |,.|o "FdabTy." and Ibunebe 1 I remalned .Ptlphip IVeker. N.a a leaehrr ' In «he ardm.il wa« i\< rn who did m* re- j I SMK her at ka«l once a wet*, and a" kb" ■ i did an. aiih fiw a raall pbare of (be jiri'r j Bn! In rrliiro Inthit Drremhrr ramlnc. ; T}|PV were eallrp applea. and FHyhly. j liarinr pralrd hern, wai decoration a.iih . Ihr red. unbroken panny the fair bair of [ j Man in. wb" aat ai brr frel. Sbe did one , I af» ab (quite nonaual tor bet), but listened •-Pana »«»e me anmr diamnrd eardrop.," Ella wa. par-Ins. --Too carn-K . (,'linsi'nMa npeninc. ai break .ad uhie. ibey lay In a blue *el»et caar by my 1 plate." "Oh. p-haw !" inlerruplrd Kcuk. "I wanltd diamond raraltufa, bul |w|*a laid am loo youna. ami an be yarr two lorc--iy braralita. flue yuld aoakca, with larye diamond eyes; almoal ai yood aa car. drops" •■Wa# ilat al< you reerlvrKl f aaked linle Mar a . ^nra-erily. luruinrher Imad ro thai a l ine aiilny or red pariuy Wl over her ear al wbirh Fbfh'y lauyhed in il>r rmwi ap|>m*<d arhnolf i'l faahion. "Oh. mrrry. ih>!" crtidEila and Net. lie in^-tber. "1 bail—" "Your* lad lea." cried Fllybly, "do wad. .Mrdlr lore, rig f.r my. w-le-bonk. an thai I may mark them .-town." Dead rilencr; one of tbe '11111" imuit"I had a pair of beautiful rka'pa." mid MartleV aofl Vuirr. "and ipn-cnlnred «i»h, ill on rd ylnrra, and a ImX of linu bnoa. Thai wa" r>ni mnrh. I dnol call those nice Chrialmia yifta," iolerruplrd Ella. "Dear me dceil you 7". sod Fliybly nod the cold apple akin around Marlie's Dck, maklny ber jump and scream. " rt'aa San'a flaua al your bouse, Cadr "Yea." replied Clarlasa, with rialny no lot. "abbuvyb EUa may acaioely rail what he left CtaruHnas yifta. I bare a Iwauiiful rolume id Sclilller. and ibe LaJiu Dieiinuary I bare wished fur su kmy. "Well lanyhed Nellie, "if you don't call Ibe al unseat ihluya ylfia I Papa ya»e me tbe diciumary as anrnj aa l^aaked for . -B-alier !" cried Fliyhiy. "I beat you all. My Ohh«ma» yifi (1 got bul one wiatli memiiaiins) ia hiiyhic-r than your nil UP auk; more durable I ban your attain and lima, will afford moreptraaure lhan Lai lu of German, and U all in one paiocl. nceive.l by tw Kranora Decker al eight o'cW*>ui CtaMmaP Ere." "Wby, Flighty." cried all four. •Tene, a» file l self 1" "Wbal a at 117 Wilt could ii he? D> lell ua. Flighty," tbey cboauaed. "Well, hr quB-i and I will." anywertd Ibe lieiuine of Ike hour, genial] \ . ami a luile paimn xUgly. -'Did you erer host of my aun. Parke Ioyraham V "I) our Inoabuu I I abould Ihii.k so!" e»d«uni-il El®. "Papa thinks tin' world id hlm.'for be rared my liitleUiro ibrr's lile wjfc o three otba dcC.ur'aVad failed." \ "Yrs. be B a amoderful doctor." iqid t.l« cno«in. eompl»een'ly. ^"WelL be sad , hi* rorilier Anni Evelyn, who is my father's cousin really, lire all al-oe in Clin, | loo Biwd. 1 spent ^my brilidaya Willi i them, for fatbeq and mm ber. and ibe i oiirfak r» wool out to Rrcndma'a and abe i uidn'l waul me; I'm no m«y ao Aunt i Erdrr kept me. And he, Ouastn Parke, j I mean — Is my Cbrisnuaa gift ; be arkrd ■ roe to marry him when Pre floisurd arbool " I "Oh Flighty i Awrd paoruV fiijlowrtt, broken only by i a rrerle tmni the engajed ymng lady. i "How did he Mir It. Fanr* aaked Mar. , tie! cautiously for awbHr. "Ill lell y>«. Il waa jpSy. We're , rwa tu loyp.yuo know- no such aew. M m mueh older than L lhat I used to call Mm Nuwh. Scene one wa« ia Auni ; Eerlyn'a drawing r«*gb: lime eiybt o'clock Cbrisnsaa Etc- Acbua. Aaal , Erelvn saisryi in raw- corner (mnrt abe dMnl akke up fee an hew. -eMur) Parke and your humtV w-iran'. "He. patbeiica'ly glancing a: Aunt ■ Evelyn. FLghiy. I w.wulev wl«,1l mkc 1 "Bat know." ljnrte.Hi "•ptd you ever take care «>f anybnrtr? • "No Indeed ! Found n hard enough M> . keep rnyailf uralgbt." i "I al.miid bare intra haebrlnr" | ! "Hum T" I ] "Skould you Uke b, be as old makl" ; ! "Well, mi 1 think nm." ! "If we were married," Inunuallpgly. ! "I aVailn out br a tacbakr. nor you an "One word for me and two for four- ' ' peif. As if I'd merry aa aslrdrlueiao j "Serhiualy F.qpy. I like y<« muel than any oikcr gill I kaww*d. Andli r UKSlei ran U- wbb'nw nokwwrr. aed I : a mad a_wifr. Ibai iiw wit) hr WK wile." 6 "fth#KTf%fci J- ■ -

"AMt me again. If you really want roe. I when you need 'roe: and Iheo, it there j T. iaol anybody yoanscr and gayer, and j „ la tb r looking, and l aa impurtcnl than i ni you— wby, ru oawider h." ' , ' j p "Did yon really aay thai FiigbiyT" ; IP a »ked Ella, quite sweretrmk. ^ "How dared you. Fan!" rnhgniured -r Manic laaing her bind pnumingly. r j "<*h. Tm quite safe,' thank you r | ^ : iaugtHd Hie young girl. I "Bui nut really eagagoir' added Net- ! Ite, r | "Die bell:" came from all al Ibii it I And rising Uieyrepalred to their apart. , a But iber never bigot tliai talk around Ibe tire or Kllgbiy'a peculiar ragagrrornt u lo ber grave rear. In. Iharl or logtabam. e Tiiire real* nosed, i. Toe "pvi-mnviiate" aat diaw-Ivrd ; , Clarbaa as earninr a bandeaw ioc auc i> 1 ar ad arllal: Net lie bad married and be- |. j em. a leader of Gabion: Ella, wh-ee - i n.iuher wa« denil, aa« Dow ibe stately. 1 - I sPm: Fancy hid been bridesmaid ulcers j r j sivrly lo ber lhrrg_cldf«t pislrrs. and wa* j I . | maid, prer-vpr-aa, SVd elder si-l'V all in i » onr" In I bp remaining '1* rb.ldno. I Bui Martin, dear Hole Mnrtir. died. , Dial was Ibe saddest of all. and grief - made a wrenan of Fanny. Al first she ! . could not liroeuiforlri!; bul I hue aocoma plished al l»*l wbal ft alaayr will, and I the girl hrcame her own ligbl-hctned i I srlf. hut a annua. I ]! was little Harry Andrews' birthday. I and Ella, alwayt thoughtful foi the chl! - tlren. prepared an afternoon party for i I .him, fking only two grown people — Fan- ■ ! ny, wlm came to look afler ber brolbciv ■ ant sin re*, and Dr. Ingrabam. ailbnui ■ r whom, tn Harry's notion, a party was dm i worth baring. • I When tbe doctor came, Ella and .FauI ny were standing together just outside a I - iMavy crimson *(► ulserr.' and aa E la ad. I i raixvd lo meet bici abe discovered thai - bet frirod waa gnDC. | Aflrv a moment abe tald. "Fanny has ! i I dixppcKred.she was here a n>nn>eni since I Ol onitie you waul to see herT* "Yet, rrplieil Ibe diet or, slowly: "1 j ■ J bare not seen Fanny rlnce I returned. f.,r I a ben wr airived my remain was roiling < in London, and. as you know, did d<4 get t hume uniil yralrrdry." i '-Bafj-r-u corresponded, and Ibat ia al- - moat ibe satue," added EUa. ' "Oh. no! Mother and Uncle Decker - comrpoodr-d; that la all." ■ Miss Andrews elevated ber baudsume • I rye. brows in surprise- . t "Ton look astonished, laughed IVcloi 1 ingrabam. "Hare you beard tbe story of I s my bring engaged to Pattnr 7 But Ii was only a joke. Come. ElbMbeSe merry rtfl^ ? r drcn arc plating blind man's buff, and aa I i we are al their party we muat filay tqp. 1 Perhaps Fanny will re-appear " "Much yoo care for Fanny?" mailer, i r ed a low mice behind the 'portWe' aa they < I moved riff. '1>oty a joke. Parke Ingra i bam. indeed! Well are-!" I Tbe doctor was caught and blind-folded t and aa anon as that waa arrornp!i*l>rri r Fanny walked, serenely out and stood by ■ I tbe manleL one wbiie band held out to ' ibe lire- Her eyes were cast demurely I ' down, and Ibe next sbe koew two strong ' hands caugbl and bcld Iter. Sbe alrug- > i gted violent!*, and tn the cnoteal the band- " ' kerchief became loenened and fell to tbe ' ' fb«*. And Doctor Ingra ham found htm. I I e»!f whb one arm half around a slight ' g-illsh form. hi« band upon a mass of soft ' dark bair. Suvb a dainty creature ! Her I Itowd rrlrnn-a drew suited ber.perfcct- I ly. A huge hutch of crimson roaes fast- 1 1 ened in her belt gave odor tn Iter dregs, i and roan-tcd in hue tbe curved month, i Hrebalr and eyebrows were very dark; r but the targe ryea fringed by dark I ail tea. I were rloares.1 gray. I "I am lo kits ynti. am I not?" he asked , laughing. "I.lliallKX In the gamer C "You ktsa roe If you dare. N'nah !" * The same I are- look a saury Iqok. Ibe gray ryei flatbed fire, and in this' aspect be erei Id not belp reougniiing ber. | "Fligbtiy!" Sbe gave a sudden twist, amidst Oh- t: laughter thai foUows^ and walked dclib. , eralrly away. I The doctor kept as Dear aa possible to i bar all tbe afterneoo; ber pert waya were fadnmling foe biro to resist. And I ben al dark, be eaourted ber and Ibe children home and spent 'Uc evening there. When be hade ber good night lie c bad made up bis mind to win her for bis s wife. y One bright dsy. ooly three days before Christmas, ibe d-ctor.liavbg spent nearly • hours adrcting a diamond ring fiT s which be knew Fanny was longing, re paired bona- ward and found tbe sancy object of bis mcdtlallona coaily drinking it a and eatlug buttered loaat with hi* « n,.Kber. "Ob. Doctor!", ehc cried aa be enteral, j (Sbe bad Dot called him Parke oner aincr | return.) "Iamaogiad to are you! • 1 i an stay an boor longer, and you will take me boote"; worth be. Aunt Evelyn r' £ -To bt- sure I wilb" Parke answered , 1 for himself. "And now. Fanny, MID you , "Would like to, con. bot lax. news pre- ( ' venis me. Then It ibe dup directly under , I tbe maul, and at you^lbow." He m lnvd blm*lf aUently. The hoar she tuyrfl put him In misery , > sad be was more, 'glad than sorry when , alt* dooned ber wraps and started. Fanny rtwied Incessantly fur a time, but at last , Park- spoke. , "Fanny, you will let me any a few , words " ; "Two or three doxsn. If yon hke." > "Bul h la something of tbe grcalest im- , P~'«0?r «° " 'G odnew. Nuab. duo*t ffithien me!" ( ' | "Can't Tm" Call me Parke. Fanny 7* i "Couldn't possibly. Make bane wiita , 1 ! home, w! unlea you wanT to ull ethers i > ' thai s^ret you moat talk fasL" 1 i "How can i talk (as<r' be aaked. du , irnrt ying a prop-wal so? Fauay. } Jott'j ♦mws^ want yatluf ay wtft

' Dead alleocr. broken only by bnirfed | V j breaths from Parke ; then Kaony'a rod d 1 nfwrtb eutved scomfuUy. n "I am afraid yoo will get tired of I w suing." sh' said sbwly and bitterly : , " then alt nek liy tbe rained look tn lila | j eves, she went;m. "Yon do not really <1 need a wife. Parke .- and If you did, you ! toed nm feel obliged lo ask me. tor there ' " ' an- many girls who would be belter wires ] ; ilwn 1 eould be." - 1 "But listen ! I lore ybu my dearest > I "Now. dtst'i ! Didn't we agree, three • v.srs ago, never to believe »urb nonsense: - 1 '• all Irasb !" "Fllghiy, you bel rng lo me!"1 he cried, j d tliorougbly ar.siaed by Ibe saucy defiance , I on tbe small fane. "Did you cot promise , me ibat on Christmas Eve. three years ago?" She htnghed scornfully.' - ng-ntem — i ha: Utile J.ike of ours ? Fje ej Parke!— I did ifclak you bad better Where bad be beard those wnrda Itefure? i B II Fanny lad mmuled the steps, pttlb ' jlncbimaf iThev. "Wfcl you ring the htJ17 Do you want ) cam- hi to night. Doctor 7" "Sal to night, thank you. Ah. tbe . d» r is opened. G rid nigh'. Fanny." I Hi- held out bis band, drawn hastily from lis warm glove, and sbe put her Tinger. in it "Good tugbt yourself N.wh* And ' nlrwae f.irgcl at. "11 Ibal old Juke." H- ralred his bat. sod sbe entered Ibe Flaany saw m liber the d<Wor nor hit ' mother until tbe dsy brfore Christmas, • « hen a note rente from Aunt Evelyn. • vn'ing tliat Pi the was called away, and •would pro! Ably not be borne nntil tbe ii'-tl morning, and *he begged Fanny to, •pond tbr night wph her. She went round in the af'crnoon. and 1 had a cheerful talk vrl'b Annt Evelvn hs. 1 Aunt Evelyn grew Ilrod. Fanny acroen- ; iwni"l bt t lo her num. did a'l*e eould • ! make ber tvenfortaMr. promised lo go : direcly to h r own cha other, and then i went l»ck to the drawing-mun. where I 'he e-x'neM of Ibe fire tempted her to : kneel Ivf-re i'. Son a huddled bunch of nwrnre r. .loured ra-bmere wat lying 'O ' I the nrigb' roy. the red rlnhnns heooming 'angeTOtfly l«*wr. the email hand Ihmwn over the rurly dark bead, while Fanny bong lit. "I am Frrre. dear," Aunt Evelyn bad ! •aid lh«l evrniog. "I srantod yoo so i ■ much fn» my daughter. And then Parke's ia slmott broken. Bul rd cnuree I know too are not to blame for dm lov- ( him." ■ "Parke'a heart la almost twoken!" A I (hard iblnt. Fanny knew ; She lltongbt i i own would break when Matile <flrd : hu> surely be would ask Iter again ! Bul I if lie did not — Fanny's heart throhhed.and drive encb ideas away st^iegan lo retlie the midiiplirati m Uhle. "HaM twW el -ven,'" said D rctor Ingra ; a* be stood under tbe chandelier in the hail and futl Ida latch-key la hi- 1 preket "Mnrh aatlirr llian I botwd lo , home. Then, without removing his rhwk. hi* hot silll In hit band, b- went Int.. th. ' drawlng-yonm ; IIP lights were very low. tail the fire hurro-,1 rWrfally. tdaying no a tinge monse. tl seemed, lo fruit of fa. Parke reynrn'-xed the rrv-u*. at a glance ders in oret'v c ...f orion avt.|> *'-- slept, knelt hreidr lev. lilted her bead to bis | and sal th^r pwliently ten minutes ' !;tn'P «h- fiwokr. "Patke!" Sire langlv-d.sal up straight and rohtred bet eves. "Is It itoctot Christ- 1 vet ?" "Not quite." he answered, holding out ( •hi* watch. "I oogiii to scold you for roiog.to sleep here, but ft la fo near (-hristmas.Inr ibat. ..Wbal do you hope Ciaus brioos yoo 7" "A diamond ring."— very promptly. Parke fumbled in his vest pocket, sod produced a tiny package. ( "Filrhiy." he said, gently, will you , take this 7 I bought it in levies that you would lake the g;vrr with the rirfgTbut lhat cannot he. ao I wish yoo would take, i it — from your couain." , Fauny looked at biOLAl the box, ai , lie- Are then at him again, and burst loto , 'twrs. "Why Flighty, don't, ob, don'i!" be cried. vTrtl me what alii you, or— or I .'■all five you autneihiog vesy bluer lot . • Ii'. un laid o! yiw Parke. 1 dua.'. vairt jisii ling " "Well, wrll.ynu ueed out lake il Fan. ' 1 be rakl eXisiyly. "But— lull 1 do want il — awfully !" ' sobbed Fanny, hyaleeioslly. p.rke WB« ai bib whs' .oil; bt remained 1 silence until be roulri Iva* brr s*hs n ' ogrr. whro In slteer.deaprratloo la- said. "Wbal do y.«i waul K -do) ? ' - ' at Ijtla Juuci ure fur a loll mfatu'a. 1 llreo.wiib a growl fib, "And 1 want you, 1 too. Park- !" He t<** ber bands and pulkal them 1 bar fiscr. biaoWn wbiu with emo- 1 lion * "Fanny." — his volt* trembled slightly ' — "k wish you would my H again, but 1 y cm will nol.Vo I .ask you ooer wBI yoo be my wife?" Bui if abe had answered ralrmaUy abe 1 would not tatvr heec our Flighty. With | a frvs'n buret of tears abe bebl out Ikt and pointed tn ibe box, siring larouically. "Put tt on." W ire® be cnmpl'terl. abe wiped ber eyes j ' and I ben held op ber mouth Invitingly; acdAa ha kissed tar lha shrek -tn a-IJoln-trg lean sacuck twelve, and Aunt Evelyn in dressing -gone and slippetv. opened 1 the drew adtiy, rwlyioretrowi again; for , '• ii sretnMl to tier a- If ber tall ana and the s ! saury, -tart eyed Furt.tr bad "made up" 1 fbliMaw* was inn. v M a' l!» 1-1 Weadner. N- w Baden, r I Texas, waa corod srevcrv N-uraifta by 1 !S. Jaoota M'L U»c jrow! pain-cqri

d Hapolaon'a Early Vanity. d Nap. Iron Bonaparte 'according to tbe new memoir of Mm by Mme. Juuot, who '' ktiaw Mm front his youth up) was one of ; the men who 'Tasnot take a J *e." Ttie '■ : day twi arhlet. be first w.ee a sold let's any . i'-um Ire was as vain of hi. eloibes a* a " ,Wr«i End carpet warrior. M.nc. Junut " adds:— " I "There was one part of hi. dress which bad a vcty do 41 appara one- thai was bis " , h.». «. Tl.ey were so high and wide that : bis Utile thin legs su-med Ituried in tbrir * I amidiiiide. Yoong patple are always |J , ready Id observe anytbln: iMicilotta. and , as my lister and I saw Napoleon enter the '■ 1 drawing-rnnm wr buret into a hud 111 of r laughter. Bonaparte nmiid not relish the " j joke, and w tn-n he f .un.1 1 imw-lf tbe oh. ■ Ject of- tuetrlmenl be grew angry. Ml Sister, who was some yrare older than I. told Mm that sinre- be wore a sword be ought lo be rallant to ladles, and. instead r of la-it* angrv. altould lie happy that Ibey r Joked with hint. " ' Y. -n are nothing but a child, a Utile ■ .H.'vil-girl.* raid Napoleon in a Pmc at "decile,, who was twelve or thirteen 1 years of age. was highly indignant al bring called a child, and sbe hastily resented Ibe affront by replying to Bonaparte, — '„' 'And you are nothing bul a puss lb ' bo..'* ' ' "This exci'ed a genera! laugb among Ibive prevent except Napoleon, wbrar ' rngi- 1 w ill tux attempt to tleaeribe." He was then sixteen years of age, and bis prrfccaor of history bail already writleo of Lira to bis notes, ' -Corsica n by na- ' lure and by character. Ite will go far If - tircumatancea favor bits." Yet be could be valu-of bis unifiwm. Couldn't Stand tha Grammar. "Yes. sir." rcnttikrd a pa*acnger from I Boston. "I'm gtiing buck borne, disoour- . aged with Ibe West, and yet thankful for , my escape from a great danger." "Indian 7" I "Oh, no, not that. A woman. I have 1 leco In Sr. Louisa year, and Iberr 1 Ml I In lore wilh a beautiful girl. I wooed : ber ardently, bot with Indifferent saunas. , Sbe wa* rich and I comparatively pnot, t therefore I araa constantly afraid I al o tld i oot win ber love. But I persevered, sod : last night 1 popped tbe quest km. Oh, i what aebock sbe gave !" "Mitten, eb?" "No, no. W hen I told her 1 wanted I for my wlfy, sbe Uy-her lx«d upon i my shoulder. 'Will t.io be mint-?' 1 t whispered : 'long ago you must bare . kuown that I adored you>* Yes. George.' . she replied sweetly, '1 seen that lung ago. and 1 am yours.' " "I took tbe first train out of town, and •hail never look npon her faoe again. Tint awful ode of the word "seen' bomfit*] me." j that young man in the thitd row?" -Y.1I mtan Hie young man eockiug the "Yft. it wa* beca-tse 'tf bla sucking the of bis cane I list my attention was at- • ruled to him. lie doesn't look like a •ludr a* all. yet be is indulging in a dudt*b betii t." "N-XataU ; that young man is one of the most senuhle fellows going. See that beautiful girl beside bkn ?" "Cerlaiety." "Weil, she I* an heiress and bbfiancue. Now b» it not such a fool m tn go out be I ween Ibe act* and leave ber. t hcrcfure lie carries one of the new fashioned canes. In •hurt ibe cane is hollow, and is carried to tbe theatre fllhd with the favorite beverage of tbe owner. Tbe yoong man is ' taking a sniffter." "But I would think that sbe would tumble." "No. but be will if be sucks that cane too much." A Busy Officer. PTiltaXelpkla Call. Chicago Magistrate— "1 understand tn order waa committed." I', -i iceman— "It ti true, your Honor." "And you not only did -not Interfere. . tut after tbe citixen was kil]-d yoo allowed taierea lo rifle bis pnriutts, and did Bul ttecure either tbe murderer or bis acoom1 pliers r "Tt is true, your Honor." "Wbst defense can you make, then ?" "Well, jroti see. your Honor, I waa ao arresting wtitaeo lor sreariog Mother Hut-bards that I had on time to look after -.rdinaty matters." Tbe question' ctfu-o odours, at what can men Hvt-7 A recent traveler in Asia. Mr. Webber, states that be bas lived fur month* at tbe beigtil of more 'han 13.000 feet above Up ocean with tbe fnildwing result*: His pulse, nominally only .bean sixty-three beau per minute seldom fell bri iw one hundred beau per mi note during the tune be lived al that aitUnde. His hvpiralbms wire ofun twice as numerous as under ordinary dt-r-umstkner*. A run of 100 yards would , quicken both pulse and respiration mure r han a rub or 1000 yards al Ibe aea level, and tbe b'lgber tbe altitude at which be resided, tbr greater ber found the difficulof walking or runoing fa«yrhrougt) Bualnwaa Habit. Tbey were shoe clerka who met lo the 1 pop the question I [ ' eigbif" *' ' "Nm I made a mem of h." "How's that 7" "1 thought I bad my onorage all screwed up. but aomeb-iw when we'sal down oo the ' . .(.together I lost my head, aitd habit did : tbe rest" "What do you mean?" , "Why. 1 picked up bar fool put it on my , lap.aod rubbingl ershrw. loid brrof course i; was a little cl.'st but it would sirrtcti ' a-xt he mo furtafik la a sseek or two.— ■ CJUevpo Neve fii-rf ! Bret ! ftwf ! There n D- thing like ro*at beef lor tbe table, but to he gu.il it must be ta-; ant! tbe onmct thing . t i nwke it f al i> Day's Home and C'atlV x t' mrter. I'-v-e t.rctr-flve cents a park. V- ' '

The Banana Buatnana. kc Cap-tin George Bu.lt, surrrnargn of o the stcantkbtp Pcvmli, ronaiag between of ' Woet Itulit* and Balum-ire claims lo be re the lalbacol rite tauana busioea* in tbia u- country, having brought the first tsrgo ever landed here. Ia tie- raoirse .4 a re. .X cent Aat ha mid ; "I hmogbt the ftrat •elio-Hier lead of banana* erer rera in tbe • I'd tied Elates. I s*dd tbetn to Gdiuarun, lit in New Y-ik. in 1838 People did nut a" know wbal they were, atxi my Iiuh cargo ■ir r>T 1100 bunches uverMhrkrd the market. " I sesatred litem in Baraow. Cols. Three wl rear* sfier that rang" was landrol at New >e Yrrt tie trade 1. ad dev. toped sr. fast that .f it req-nrt-d twenty-five or thirty schooner rr 1-stiaalooe t . supplv New York. Three - h large flmi- ir. New Y'-rk nion.rpol.xed the It trade Hum lia-aOA. In 1867 the trade I. had groan ro vi.nrraouij that 1 began lo ... 1 *-k uround fur other plaots to get tbe tri frulL ^1 bad to gu to pals In Jamaiem y uitor oranges liie previous Ttxr. bol never for bananas, lo May. 1867, 1 aalltal for le <>n, t obrtA, Jamaica, in aeatcb of banan. li aa. They bad no value there among lbs native*, who never ate tbetn. Tbey wete n plauUd simply as a proXertkai to tbe enffee Ir. os. The lalu-r oerd pttMcerinu from I- lite sftu. and the banana Ir.es are planted - in ruwt al-rugrijc ul them. The na.i res n wot t«tly too glad l*> Sell a' six to erghtren ceula a buucL. The pro -pie were g very ptkrr, with no niooey and toy liuie a- to eat, aod no clothing to apeak rd. I paid *230 fu>my*ratgnof 1.130 hunches, wbicb d I difpltsryed in Boston, and for one bandI- note bUDch aloe 1 got twen.ydira tkd- >■ lata, aod the man who purchased H aolu il if io ten minutes for thirty Are dollars, il Since that time I Lave breu eogsgrd io lite banana trade, and bare aren the puna -.f Jamaica bsdU pp and ibe people grow, ing rich. — New York Trmn. ii Facta for the Curtoug. Since 1823. rholeta traa visited Euro- • pran Ituraia three limea and ktlM 1.600. 000 Jtrorplr. Il was funnerly a comtiurn superalitkto '' t'tat iMXlacbe was cmured by a Ihlle wonn. having tbe form .X an eel. which " gradually inlawed a bole in the luntb. ' Savage dogs which kill their marten • arc eoodentned lo a cuik u." i.rroi ol death :n Japau. They are abut op in a L x 1 with a .|ple fratd, and thrown into tbe Manlius, Ihr Roman. Is ssid lo bare pot lti« own aon. though vioturfcxi*, U) 1 dratb for disobey lug orders, and Cawttia ' Urutua killcdaauo wlm. bad negotiated with tbeenemy. 1 Atuabam pant 400 kheVelt of silver .*300) fur s piece «.f laud t.w a burial • place. In Solomon'* inue it i- m.nttoocd ll.rpticrof a ebariru froan Egvpt waa 1 tX« .hekcla (*350) The price of a bone was 150 abrk. 1- (about *72) boar bunting in former tunrs was a favoritr rrevratton. In the Mi utle Ages the deatrndton -l a aX<T tmar ranktdr among the ,Ued» rd chivalry, and won . lor a wauirw alnmrt as n.uefa m-duwdwi - . alavlcg an enemy in an open flcid. In hers the crop i. railed the honey - , bag. The glxxard is round in ins.ru having maudk Ire, and ia frequently lined , with rows of horny )«tb, which are speriajlt tk vrk-ped In grm^gi perm, cricket* stHl IrcutU. lower* bare no true j liver, but its f unci ems are prrf armed by , little cell raiura on ibe inside ol tbe stomach. Tha Troubla Safely Ovar. Stomach irotubie t* serious bttaiaesa : wblk it lattv; but wbal-a h'ererd relief , 10 have it depart ! Mrs K G. Well*, or 13 Atlantic street. Harflord. Cuon.. ' writes Utat sbe tried Brown's Ion Bitters - for stusiiacli irtmhle. and Dial site exprr- , irocrd such relief that the trouble is now entirvly over. She tec in mends this great iron mtdicioe to all wbnareaffl ctrd ' it curea .fiver ami ktdmy eaopiaiot. times yeaterday by different mem and wasn't burl. Each time it was for a dul- | These are- Hot Id Facta. I Tbe l*»t blood puriOer and system regulator ever placed wlililo tbe reach .d suffering humanity, truly la Elaetric Bitters. Inaelltity of the Liver. Blllrms. • ness, jaundice, Constip*tk>n. Wr-ak KidI nrya, IX any disea*e of toe urinary organs. I or w h.i ever retpllr.* uu a|>peltxre. one or rnllrt Minmlant, will always And E Iretrie Bitters tbe best and only certain cure - known. They act surely and quickly, every bottle gttarraotevd to give rutinsatisfaction or money refunded. Buhl al , A fly ceou a botlls by Dr. K. ouedy. (4) ' Yjrilow (a oow tbe fashionable ►br.de. ' This will make twenty ik-llar gnld pterea very atyliah. llackleu'* Arnica halve. r Tbe Best Balve in tbr world fur Cots. 1 Bruises, Sirs. Ulcer* Salt Rheum, Fever ! Sores, letter, Cltapiied Hands. Cbillu ; iainr. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and"*" positively cures Piles, nr no pay reqntrpl. Il ia guaranteed in give perf-ct •atisfartitm, or money refunded. Price 23 ceMs r per box. For SaJ- by Dr. Kcnnedv I ItrngguC. • 1 A little cblid of seven „ eight said • that when ibe BiWe speak* of children'* 1 children ii must nvse dolls. Only n Burp. When caiareb bat pragrcacd lo a oer- , lain extent, il ia only a step to lhat fatal d scatv. c-)neum[Hi-Hi. II yrm haveoakarrh e'en slighlly, it u a tmiUt miMaJtr to allow It lo armtione it* course uoenecked. II you wili aniy road you will And cut- : elusive reasnas why yoo sitould lake Honfita Sar*a|tarilia for catarrh, in lb* , Statement of many protpie who bare been completely curd of this disuaae tu it* mnet severe forms. Send for hr«* cootaining abundant evktencr, to C. L Hood A: C*a. ! proprietor* of Hood's BarsaparUla, Lowell ! Good breeding It benevolence in trtflea , Ibe daily occurences of life. Boy* and atria! f LSSSStS! 'isk»£ - bre. auurosw. tm s*n>t«Ma. JMHPV pJate. >,t,